Title: Face on a Milk Carton Author: Caroline B. Cooney Description: A 15 year old girl runs away after noticing her face appearing on a milk carton. It makes her curious to her real identity and decides to investigate who she really is.
Situations: The girl is in a lot of anguish and confusion over her life. Sexual innuendos exist. Public Opinion: The book provides no help with how to cope with how one is feeling. Censorship: A mother challenged the book to be removed from her daughter’s school library, but the school decided that for mature readers the book was appropriate.
Appropriate Age: 11-14 year olds
Bebiak, Emoke. Parent’s Challenge Controversial Books. Vox Magazine, 2012. Taken January
Author: Caroline B. Cooney
Description: A 15 year old girl runs away after noticing her face appearing on a milk carton. It makes her curious to her real identity and decides to investigate who she really is.
Situations: The girl is in a lot of anguish and confusion over her life. Sexual innuendos exist.
Public Opinion: The book provides no help with how to cope with how one is feeling.
Censorship: A mother challenged the book to be removed from her daughter’s school library, but the school decided that for mature readers the book was appropriate.
Appropriate Age: 11-14 year olds
Bebiak, Emoke. Parent’s Challenge Controversial Books. Vox Magazine, 2012. Taken January
8, 2013 from http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2012/07/19/challenged-books/